The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store

This is a sweeping, beautiful, charming, terrifying, heart-breaking, classic-McBride novel. I was listening, and found that I had to stop because I was getting too upset as I anticipated a distressing turn. It's a fabulous listen, though, and I highly recommend that for anyone who enjoys an audio book. It would be great for a car trip. I didn't find this novel as funny and fun as his last (Deacon King Kong), which I loved. This one has more sadness, but his ability to capture culture, place, time, and the mixing of all of that plus racial/ethnic diversity, is a gift to the reader (or listener).